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Imperial Petroleum Inc.

$IMPPP·$185M·Oil & Gas Exploration & Production·Energy
$26.01-0.1%YTD+1.0%1Y+3.0%
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IMIMPPP
$IMPPPImperial Petroleum Inc.
$26.01-0.14%3 posts
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $IMPPP, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Driven by hypeAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-07-12

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

Greek tanker franchise with Q1 revenue +92% YoY, 51% FCF yield, Vafias 32% control — July 29 sustains the algorithm.

Imperial Petroleum is +1% YTD, +3% T12M as the Greek tanker franchise (four MR + one Aframax) executes exceptional operating results. Q1 revenue +92% YoY at $61.7M with 43% op margin and $36.4M FCF; four consecutive massive EPS beats (Q1 +79%, Q4 +15%, Q3 +174%, Q2 +750%). Trading at 3.4x P/E and 51% FCF yield.

  • Vafias's 31.9% controlling stake + Flawless Management (15.7%) + Arethusa (7.4%) combined 55% concentration creates related-party governance concerns.
  • Imperial Petroleum's 82.9% controlling stake in C3is Inc. creates related-party structure that historically compresses multiples.
  • Beta 1.18 combined with 12.8M float amplifies moves; the concentrated ownership dominates float dynamics.
  • Cash-generation trajectory + Series A preferred dividend + tanker-cycle tailwind provide genuine fundamental support at these levels.

Setup is a specialty tanker-cycle catalyst play with concentrated ownership; July 29 print continues the algorithm and any strategic-alternatives commentary is the tape-moving detail.

On the calendar: 2026-07-29 — Q2 2026 earnings

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Preferred shares of Imperial Petroleum; same underlying tanker fleet transporting seaborne crude and petroleum products.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Oil & Gas Exploration & Production sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $IMPPP.

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production · Energy

No material change from last week — an outcome that compresses the upside price optionality that E&Ps have been pricing.

What this means for $IMPPP

Neutral — Preferred shares of Imperial Petroleum; same underlying tanker fleet transporting seaborne crude and petroleum products; limited exposure means the capex discipline and Brent price dynamics shaping E&P cash returns is not a near-term catalyst or headwind.

Industry benchmark

11-name peer basket
+36.4%YTD
+8.6%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
3.4How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
10.3%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
30.3%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
51.2%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
1.0Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
13.4%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
34.1%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.0Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q1 2026May 22, 2026$0.61$0.34+79.4%
Q4 2025Mar 6, 2026$0.39$0.34+14.7%
Q3 2025Dec 11, 2025$0.30$0.11+173.8%
Q1 2025May 23, 2025$0.34$0.04+750.0%
Next earningsWed, Jul 29·consensus EPS $0.73

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$61.7M+92.3%45.9%42.9%$0.60$36.4M
Q4 FY25$51.1M+95.1%30.4%26.7%$0.39$23.7M
Q3 FY25$41.4M+25.4%27.4%22.6%$0.33$14.2M
Q2 FY25$36.3M-22.7%27.0%22.5%$0.36$21.3M

Forward consensus

2-year forecast · up to 1 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$269.0M$269.0M – $269.0M$2.44$2.44 – $2.441
FY27$266.1M$266.1M – $266.1M$2.17$2.17 – $2.171

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.1.4×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.40%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+0.3%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+0.4%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatLow float · 12.8M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today0.0% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β1.185-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

No open-market buys or sells in the last 180 days.

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

SC 13D/AActivist amendmentJun 24SC 13D/A
AI summary

Harry N. Vafias and affiliated entities filed SC 13D/A Amendment No. 11 regarding Imperial Petroleum Inc. (IMPPP), with Vafias personally holding 31.9% (14,266,903 shares), Flawless Management Inc. at 15.7% (6,991,255 shares), and Arethusa Properties LTD at 7.4% (3,307,452 shares) as of June 22, 2026. The combined affiliated group holds a dominant concentrated stake. Material — the CEO/founder's aggregate group controls a dominant position in this tanker company, raising ongoing related-party and liquidity concerns for minority shareholders.

SC 13D/AActivist amendmentJun 24SC 13D/A
AI summary

Imperial Petroleum Inc. filed SC 13D/A Amendment No. 11 (June 22, 2026) disclosing it holds 7,171,543 shares of C3is Inc. — an 82.9% controlling stake — as the reporting party on C3is as issuer. This confirms Imperial Petroleum's near-total control over C3is Inc., a Marshall Islands shipping company. Material for C3is minority shareholders — a related-party entity controls 82.9% of outstanding shares, creating significant liquidity and governance concentration risk.

SC 13D/AActivist amendmentMay 6SC 13D/A
AI summary

Imperial Petroleum Inc. (IMPPP) received an amended Schedule 13D/A from C3is Inc. or affiliated entities, filed under an alternate preferred share ticker for the same underlying company as job 30 (IMPP). This parallel filing reflects the same beneficial ownership update across different share classes or tickers of Imperial Petroleum. The amendment is effectively identical in substance to the IMPP 13D/A, covering the same investor's aggregate position and intent. Both filings satisfy disclosure requirements across all registered share classes.

3New insider — initial holdingsMar 183
3New insider — initial holdingsMar 183
3New insider — initial holdingsMar 183
3New insider — initial holdingsMar 183
SC 13D/AActivist amendmentFeb 4SC 13D/A
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Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Imperial Petroleum Inc. Declares Dividend on Series A Preferred Sharesglobenewswire.com·33d ago

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